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    ORGANISATION AND
    MANAGEMENT

    Textbook, Chapter 7 [pg 77-91]

    Name: …………………………………………………

    Class: …………

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    Learning outcomes:
    • Draw, interpret and explain simple hierarchical structures: span of control,
    hierarchy, chain of command and delegation.
    • Identify roles, responsibilities and inter-relationships between people in
    organisations.
    • Identify the role of management: planning, organising, co-ordinating and
    controlling.
    • Explain the importance of delegation: trust versus control.
    • Identify features of the main leadership styles: autocractic, democractic
    and laissez-faire.
    • Recommend and justify an appropriate leadership style in a given
    circumstances.
    • Discuss the roles of trade union in a company.

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    What Is Organisational Structure?

    Draw your school Organisational Chart

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    Organisational Chart

    Advantages of an organisation chart:


    1. It shows how everybody is _______ together in the organisation.
    Employees communicate using different channels with m_________ and
    i____________.

    2. All employees can see their p_________ in the organisation.


    They can identify who they are a___________ to and who they have
    a_________ over.

    3. It shows linked and relationship between different d____________ in the


    organisation.

    4. It gives a sense of b__________ to the employees. This is because


    everyone is in a department.

    Definitions to learn:
    Organisational structure_______________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________

    Chain of command ___________________________________________


    __________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________

    Span of control______________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________

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    Chain Of Command And Span Of Control

    Company A: Tall structure & Long chain of command

    Company B: Wide structure & Short chain of command

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    Advantages of short chains of command:
    1)_____________________________________________________________
    2)_____________________________________________________________
    3)_____________________________________________________________

    Roles, Responsibilities and Inter-relationships Between


    People In Organisations

    Definitions to learn:
    Line managers___________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    Staff managers___________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    The role of management

    1) P_____________

    2) O ____________

    3) C_____________

    4) C_____________

    5) C_____________
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    Delegations

    Delegation is_____________________________________________________

    Advantages of delegation for the Advantages of delegation for the


    manager subordinate

    Why might a manager not delegate?

    1) __________________________________________________________

    2) __________________________________________________________

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    Leadership

    a)Autocractic leadership:__________________________________________

    Advantage: ______________________________________________________
    Explanation:_____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    Disadvantage: ___________________________________________________
    Explanation:_____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    b) Laissez faire leadership:


    _______________________________________________________________

    Advantage: ______________________________________________________
    Explanation:_____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    Disadvantage: ___________________________________________________
    Explanation:_____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

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    b) Democractic leadership:
    _______________________________________________________________

    Advantage: ______________________________________________________
    Explanation:_____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    Disadvantage: ___________________________________________________
    Explanation:_____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    Formal and informal groups

    a) Formal group:
    _______________________________________________________________

    b) Informal group:

    _______________________________________________________________

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    TRADE UNIONS

    Definition for Trade union :__________________________________________


    _______________________________________________________________
    Advantages for an employee to join trade union:
    Advantage 1: ____________________________________________________
    Explanation: _____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    Advantage 2: ____________________________________________________
    Explanation: _____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    Advantage 3: ____________________________________________________
    Explanation: _____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    Advantage 4: ____________________________________________________
    Explanation: _____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    Advantage 5: ____________________________________________________
    Explanation: _____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________

    Advantage 6: ____________________________________________________
    Explanation: _____________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________
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